Obituaries
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Ralph Emery, famed country music broadcaster, dies at 88
Jan 15, 2022 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Ralph Emery, who became known as the dean of country music broadcasters over more than a half-century in both radio and television, died Saturday...
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Italian menswear innovator Nino Cerruti dies at 91
Jan 15, 2022 6:00 am - MILAN (AP) - Nino Cerruti, the Italian fashion designer credited with revolutionizing menswear in the 1960s and who gave Giorgio Armani his first fashion break, has died...
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Iran's Iraj Pezeshkzad, who wrote 'My Uncle Napoleon,' dies
Jan 14, 2022 6:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iraj Pezeshkzad, an Iranian author whose bestselling comic novel, 'œMy Uncle Napoleon,'ť lampooned Persian culture's self-aggrandizing and paranoid b...
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Funeral Mass for Great America's 'Hank' Salemi set for MondayJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - A funeral Mass will be held Monday for Charles "Hank" Salemi, a Libertyville resident and president of Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. Salemi, 57, a respected leader...
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Longtime high school hockey coach Bill Belisle dies
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 am - WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) - Bill Belisle, a Rhode Island high school hockey coach who led Mount Saint Charles Academy to 32 state championships in more than four decades at ...
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For Hank Salemi, life atop Great America and Six Flags was a big, fun rideJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - The theme park industry has taken a hit with the death Sunday of Charles “Hank” Salemi, president of Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. Industry colleagues, roller coas...
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Musicians, friends react to the death of Ronnie Spector
Jan 12, 2022 6:00 am - Ronnie Spector, who as leader of the girl group The Ronettes sang 1960s hits including 'œBe My Baby,'ť 'œBaby I Love You'ť and 'œWalking in the Rain,'ť died Wednesday at...
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Ronnie Spector, '60s icon who sang '~Be My Baby,' dies at 78
Jan 12, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock '~n' roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as 'œBe My Baby,'ť 'œBaby I Love You'ť and 'œWalking in the Rain'ť ...
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Aurora police officer dies from COVID complicationsJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - An Aurora police officer has died from complications from COVID-19, the Aurora Police Department announced Wednesday night. Officer Brian Shields, 51, died Tuesday morni...
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Trinidad Olympic sprinter Deon Lendore killed in Texas crash
Jan 11, 2022 6:00 am - COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Deon Lendore, an Olympic bronze medal-winning sprinter for Trinidad & Tobago and former NCAA champion at Texas A&M, was killed in a head-on...